Our 296 Noble and Worthy Contenders
Adhemar, Count of Anjou [Rufus Sewell], A Knight's Tale (2001)
Prince Aemond Targaryen [Ewan Mitchell], House of the Dragon (2022-)
Aguilar de Nerha [Michael Fassbender], Assassin's Creed (2016)
Ahchoo [Dave Chapelle], Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993)
Ahmad [Mahesh Jadu], Marco Polo (2014)
Ahmed Ibn Fahdlan [Antonio Banderas], The 13th Warrior (1999)
Alessandro Farnese [Diarmuid Noyes], Borgia (2011-2014)
King Alfred the Great [David Dawson], The Last Kingdom (2015-2022)
Shah Ala ad Daula [Olivier Martinez], The Physician (2013)
Allan-A-Dale [Joe Armstrong], BBC’s Robin Hood (2006-2009)
Sultan Alauddin [Ranver Singh], Padmavaat (2018)
Amarendra Baahubali [Prabhas], Baahubali Series (2015-2017)
Amleth [Alexander Skarsgård], The Northman (2022)
Ancelyn ap Gwalchmai [Marcus Gilbert], Doctor Who: “Battlefield” (1989)
Antonius Block [Max von Sydow], The Seventh Seal (1957)
Aragorn, Son of Arathorn [Viggo Mortensen], The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (2001-2003)
Arman [Matevy Lykov], I Am Dragon (2015)
Arn Magnusson [Joakim Nätterqvist], Arn: The Knight Templar (2007)
Arondir [Ismael Cruz Córdova], The Rings of Power (2022-)
Arthur Pendragon [Oliver Tobias], Arthur of the Britons (1972, 1973)
King Arthur [Richard Harris], Camelot (1967)
King Arthur [Graham Chapman], Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
King Arthur [Nigel Terry], Excalibur (1981)
King Arthur [Sean Connery], First Knight (1995)
King Arthur [Alexandre Astier], Kaamelott (2004-2009)
King Arthur [Bradley James], BBC’s Merlin (2008-2012)
King Arthur [Charlie Hunnam], King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017)
Asbjörn [Tom Hopper], Northmen: A Viking Saga (2014)
Ash Williams [Bruce Campbell], Army of Darkness (1992)
Asneez [Isaac Hayes], Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993)
Athelstan [George Blagden], Vikings (2013-2020)
Azeem [Morgan Freeman], Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)
Azog the Defiler [Manu Bennett], The Hobbit Trilogy (2012-2014)
Balian de Ibelin [Orlando Bloom], Kingdom of Heaven (2005)
Bard the Bowman [Luke Evans], The Hobbit Trilogy (2012-2014)
Ser Barristan Selmy [Ian McIlhinney], Game of Thrones (2011-2019)
Father Beocca [Ian Hart], The Last Kingdom (2015-2022)
Beowulf [Gerard Butler], Beowulf & Grendel (2005)
Bilbo Baggins [Martin Freeman], The Hobbit Trilogy (2012-2014)
Bjørn Ironside [Alexander Ludwig], Vikings (2013-2020)
Bofur [James Nesbitt],The Hobbit Trilogy (2012-2014)
Boromir, Son of Denethor [Sean Bean], The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (2001-2003)
Sir Bowen [Dennis Quaid], Dragonheart (1996)
Sir Brian de Bois-Guilbert [Sam Neill], Ivanhoe (1982)
Sir Brian de Bois-Guilbert [Ciaran Hinds], Ivanhoe (1997)
Bronn [Jerome Flynn], Game of Thrones (2011-2019)
Brother Cadfael [Derek Jacobi], Cadfael (1994-1998)
Carlos I [Álvaro Cervantes], Carlos Rey Emperador (2015-2016)
Caspian X [Ben Barnes], The Chronicles of Narnia (2010)
King Caspian X [Samuel West], Prince Caspian and the Voyage of the Dawn Treader (1989)
Cesare Borgia [Mark Ryder], Borgia (2011-2014)
Cesare Borgia [Francois Arnaud], The Borgias (2011-2013)
Charles Brandon [Henry Cavill], The Tudors (2007-2010)
Prince Charmont [Hugh Dancy], Ella Enchanted (2004)
Prince Chauncley [Daniel Radcliffe], Miracle Workers: The Dark Ages (2020)
Chris Vexler [Karan Soni], Miracle Workers: The Dark Ages (2020)
Chu Hun [Peter Ho], Double World (2020)
“Cinderella’s Prince” [Chris Pine], Into the Woods (2014)
Connor MacLeod [Christopher Lambert], Highlander (1986)
Corlys Velaryon [Steve Toussaint], House of the Dragon (2022-)
Ser Criston Cole [Fabien Frankel], House of the Dragon (2022-)
Daario Naharis [Michiel Huisman], Game of Thrones (2011-2019)
Prince Daemon Targaryen [Matt Smith], House of the Dragon (2022)
Darkness [Tim Curry], Legend (1985)
Ser Davos Seaworth [Liam Cunningham], Game of Thrones (2011-2019)
Prince Dastan [Jake Gyllenhaal], Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010)
Dong Yilong [Henry Lau], Double World (2020)
Khal Drogo [Jason Momoa], Game of Thrones (2011-2019)
Durotan [Toby Kebbell], Warcraft (2016)
Eamon Valda [Abdul Salis], The Wheel of Time (2022-)
King Ecbert Ealhmunding [Linus Roache], Vikings (2013-2020)
Lord Eddard Stark [Sean Bean], Game of Thrones (2011-2019)
Edgin Darvis [Chris Pine], Dungeons & Dragons: Honour Among Thieves (2023)
King Edmund the Just [Skandar Keynes, Mark Wells], The Chronicles of Narnia (2005-2010)
King Edward I Plantagenet [Stephen Dillane], Outlaw King (2018)
King Edward III Plantagenet [Blake Ritson], A World Without End (2012)
King Edward IV Platagenet [Max Irons], The White Queen (2013)
Edward, the Black Prince [James Purefoy], A Knight’s Tale (2001)
Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford [Claude Rains], The Prince and the Pauper (1937)
Elendil [Lloyd Owen], The Rings of Power (2022-)
Elrond Half-elven [Hugo Weaving], The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (2001-2003)
Elrond Half-elven [Robert Aramayo], The Rings of Power (2022-)
Sir Elyan [Adetomiwa Edun], BBC’s Merlin (2008-2012)
Éomer, Son of Éomund [Karl Urban], The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (2001-2003)
Erik Thurgilson [Christian Hillborg], The Last Kingdom (2015-2022)
Étienne de Navarre [Rutger Hauer], Ladyhawke (1985)
Faramir, Son of Denethor [David Wenham], The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (2001-2003)
Fezzik [André the Giant], The Princess Bride (1987)
Fili [Dean O’Gorman], The Hobbit Trilogy (2012-2014)
Finan [Mark Rowley], The Last Kingdom (2015-2022)
Fjölnir [Claes Bang], The Northman (2022)
Forge Fitzwilliam [Hugh Grant], Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023)
Francesco de Pazzi [Matteo Martari], Medici (2016-2019)
Francois Villon [Ronald Colman], If I Were King (1938)
Frodo Baggins [Elijah Wood], The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (2001-2003)
Sir Galahad [Michael Palin], Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
Galavant [Joshua Sasse], Galavant (2015-2016)
Galessin, Duke of Orkney [Alexis Hénon], Kaamelott (2004-2009)
Gandalf [Ian McKellan], The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (2001-2003)
Gawain [Dev Patel], The Green Knight (2021)
Gendry Waters [Joe Dempsie], Game of Thrones (2011-2019)
Geoffrey Chaucer [Pier Paolo Pasolini], The Canterbury Tales (1972)
Geoffrey Chaucer [Paul Bettany], A Knight’s Tale (2001)
George Plantagenet, Duke of Clarence [David Oakes], The White Queen (2013)
Geralt z Rivii [Michał Żebrowski], Wiedźmin {The Witcher} (2002)
Geralt of Rivia [Henry Cavill], The Witcher (2019-)
Gest [Jakob Þór Einarsson], Hrafninn flýgur {When the Raven Flies}(1984)
Gimli, Son of Gloin [John Rhys-Davies], The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (2001-2003)
Giuliano de Medici [Bradley James], Medici (2016-2019)
Glenstorm [Cornell John], The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008)
Prince Graydon Hastur [Tony Revolori], Willow (2022)
Gríma Wormtongue [Brad Dourif], The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (2001-2003)
Gu Tingye [Feng Shaofeng], The Story of Minglan (2018)
Guildenstern [Tim Roth], Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (1990)
Gündoğdu Bey [Kaan Taşaner], Diriliş: Ertuğrul {Resurrection: Ertuğrul} (2014-2019)
Sir Guy of Gisbourne [Basil Rathbone], The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
Sir Guy of Gisburne [Robert Addie], Robin of Sherwood (1984-1986)
Sir Guy of Gisborne [Michael Wincott], Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)
Sir Guy of Gisborne [Richard Armitage], BBC’s Robin Hood (2006-2009)
Sir Gwaine [Eoin Macken], BBC’s Merlin (2008-2012)
Haldir of Lothόrien [Craig Parker], The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (2001-2003)
Prince Hamlet [Laurence Olivier], Hamlet (1948)
Prince Hamlet [Christopher Plummer], Hamlet at Elsinore (1964)
Hamlet [Iain Glen], Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (1990)
Lord Harekr [Bradley James], Vikings: Valhalla (2022-)
King Henry II Plantagenet [Peter O’Toole], Becket (1964)
King Henry II Plantagenet [Peter O’Toole], The Lion in Winter (1968)
King Henry V Plantagenet [Laurence Olivier], Henry V (1944)
King Henry V Plantagenet [Kenneth Branagh], Henry V (1989)
King Henry V Plantagenet [Tom Hiddleston], The Hollow Crown (2012-2016)
Henry VII Tudor [Luke Treadaway], The Hollow Crown (2012-2016)
King Henry VIII [Ray Winstone], Henry VIII (2003)
Prince Henry [Dougray Scott], Ever After (1998)
Hubert Hawkins [Danny Kaye], The Court Jester (1955)
Hugh Beringar [Sean Pertwee], Cadfael (1994-1998)
Prince Humperdink [Chris Sarandon], The Princess Bride (1987)
Inigo Montoya [Mandy Patinkin], The Princess Bride (1987)
Isildur, Son of Elendil [Maxim Baldry], The Rings of Power (2022-)
Ivanhoe [Anthony Andrews], Ivanhoe (1982)
Ivar the Boneless [Alex Høgh Andersen], Vikings (2013-2020)
Jacques le Gris [Adam Driver], The Last Duel (2021)
Jack [Tom Cruise], Legend (1985)
Jafar [Marwan Kenzari], Aladdin (2019)
Ser Jaime Lannister [Nikolaj Coster-Waldau], Game of Thrones (2011-2019)
James Douglas [Aaron Taylor Johnson], Outlaw King (2018)
Jareth, the Goblin King [David Bowie], Labyrinth (1986)
Jaskier [Joey Batey], The Witcher (2019-)
Prince Jingim [Remy Hii], Marco Polo (2014)
Little John [Nicol Williamson], Robin and Marian (1976)
Little John [Eric Allan Kramer], Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993)
Prince John [Claude Rains], The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
Prince John [Richard Lewis], Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993)
Prince John [Oscar Isaac], Robin Hood (2010)
Jon Snow [Kit Harrington], Game of Thrones (2011-2019)
Ser Jorah Mormont [Iain Glen], Game of Thrones (2011-2019)
Kai [Michael Gothard], Arthur of the Britons (1972, 1973)
Kili [Aiden Turner], The Hobbit Trilogy (2012-2014)
The Kurgan [Clancy Brown], Highlander (1986)
al’Lan Mandragoran [Daniel Henney], The Wheel of Time (2022)
Sir Lancelot [Luc Simon], Lancelot du Lac (1974)
Sir Lancelot [Nicholas Clay], Excalibur (1981)
Sir Lancelot [Richard Gere], First Knight (1995)
Sir Lancelot [Santiago Cabrera], BBC’s Merlin (2008-2012)
Legolas Greenleaf [Orlando Bloom], The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (2001-2003)
Leofric [Adrian Bower], The Last Kingdom (2015-2022)
Sir Leon [Rupert Young], BBC’s Merlin (2008-2012)
Lin Shu [Hu Ge], Nirvana in Fire {Lángyá Bǎng} (2015)
Loial [Hammed Animashaun], The Wheel of Time (2022-)
Lurtz [Lawrence Makoare], The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (2001-2003)
Madmartigan [Val Kilmer], Willow (1988)
Le Maître d'Armes (the fencing master) [Christian Bujeau], Kaamelott (2005-2009)
“Man With Snake” [Barry John Clarke], Edward II (1991)
King Mark of Cornwall [Rufus Sewell], Tristan & Isolde (2006)
Martin [Rutger Hauer], Flesh + Blood (1985)
Massetto [Dave Franco], The Little Hours (2017)
Matrim “Mat” Cauthon [Donal Finn], The Wheel of Time (2022)
“The Mayor of Hamelin” [Claude Rains], The Pied Piper of Hamelin (1957)
Mehmed II [Cem Yiğit Üzümoğlu], Rise of Empires: Ottoman (2020-2022)
Meriadoc “Merry” Brandybuck [Dominic Monaghan], The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (2001-2003)
Merlin [Nicol Williamson], Excalibur (1981)
Merlin [Sam Niell], Merlin (1998)
Merlin [Colin Morgan], BBC’s Merlin (2008-2012)
Mikoláš Kozlík [František Velecký], Marketa Lazarová (1967)
Miles Hendon [Errol Flynn], The Prince and the Pauper (1937)
Mordred [Jason Done], Merlin (1998)
Much [Sam Troughton], BBC’s Robin Hood (2006-2009)
Murtagh Morzansson [Garrett Hedlund], Eragon (2002)
The Mute [Jon Bernthal], Pilgrimage (2017)
Nasir [Mark Ryan], Robin of Sherwood (1984-1986)
Niankoro [Issiaka Kane], Yeelen (1987)
Niccoló Machiavelli [Julian Bleach], The Borgias (2011-2013)
Niccoló Machiavelli [Thibaut Evrard], Borgia (2011-2014)
Nicodemus Ravens [Jakob Oftebro], Skammerens Datter {The Shamer's Daughter} (2015)
Prince Oberyn Martell [Pedro Pascal], Game of Thrones (2011-2019)
Odda the Elder [Simon Kunz], The Last Kingdom (2015-2022)
“One-Eye” [Mads Mikkelsen], Valhalla Rising (2009)
Osferth [Ewan Mitchell], The Last Kingdom (2015-2022)
Sir Percival [Tom Hopper], BBC’s Merlin (2008-2012)
Peregrin “Pippin” Took [Billy Boyd], The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (2001-2003)
Pero Tovar [Pedro Pascal], The Great Wall (2016)
Perrin Aybara [Marcus Rutherford], The Wheel of Time (2022-)
Petyr “Littlefinger” Baelish [Aiden Gillen], Game of Thrones (2011-2019)
High King Peter the Magnificent [William Moseley, Noah Huntley], The Chronicles of Narnia (2005-2010)
Philip II [Timothy Dalton], The Lion in Winter (1968)
Phillippe Gaston [Matthew Broderick], Ladyhawke (1985)
“The Player” [Richard Dreyfuss], Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead (1990)
Podrick Payne [Daniel Portman], Game of Thrones (2011-2019)
Prince Prospero [Vincent Price], The Masque of the Red Death (1964)
Ragnar Lothbrok [Travis Fimmel], Vikings (2013-2020)
Ramsay Bolton [Iwan Rheon], Game of Thrones (2011-2019)
Rand al’Thor [Josha Stradowski], The Wheel of Time (2022-)
Ravenhurst [Basil Rathbone], The Court Jester (1955)
“The Red Death” [John Westbrook], The Masque of the Red Death (1964)
Renly Baratheon [Gethin Anthony], Game of Thrones (2011-2019)
Richard Cypher [Craig Horner], Legend of the Seeker (2008-2010)
King Richard [Timothy Omundson], Galavant (2015-2016)
Richard II Plantagenet [Ben Whishaw], The Hollow Crown (2012-2016)
Richard III Plantagenet [Aneurin Barnard], The White Queen (2013)
King Richard III Plantagenet [Benedict Cumberbatch], The Hollow Crown (2012-2016)
King Richard IV [Brian Blessed], The Black Adder (1982)
Rilk [Jesse Lee Keeter] JourneyQuest (2010)
Robert of Artois [Jean Piat], The Accursed Kings (1972)
Robert of Huntingdon [Jason Connery], Robin of Sherwood (1984)
Robert the Bruce [Chris Pine], Outlaw King (2018)
Robin Hood [Errol Flynn], The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
Robin Hood [Richard Todd], The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men (1952)
Robin Hood [Sean Connery], Robin and Marian (1976)
Robin Hood [Michael Praed], Robin of Sherwood (1984)
Robin Hood [Kevin Costner], Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)
Robin Hood [Cary Elwes], Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993)
Robin Hood [Jonas Armstrong], BBC’s Robin Hood (2006-2009)
Robin Hood [Tom Riley], Doctor Who: “The Robot of Sherwood” (2014)
Robin Longstride [Russell Crowe], Robin Hood (2010)
Rodrigo Borgia [Jeremy Irons], The Borgias (2011-2013)
Rollo [Clive Standen], Vikings (2013-2020)
Roose Bolton [Michael McElhatton], Game of Thrones (2011-2019)
Rosencrantz [Gary Oldman], Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (1990)
Count Rugen [Christopher Guest], The Princess Bride (1987)
Saburo Naotora Ichimonji [Ryu Daisuke], Ran (1985)
Saladin [Milind Soman], Arn: The Knight Templar (2007), Arn: The Kingdom at Road’s End (2008)
Samwise Gamgee [Sean Astin], The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (2001-2003)
Sandor Clegane [Rory McCann], Game of Thrones (2011-2019)
Saruman [Christopher Lee], The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (2001-2003)
Stannis Baratheon [Stephen Dillane], Game of Thrones (2011-2019)
Tajomaru [Toshiro Mifune], Rashomon (1950)
“The Sherriff of Nottingham” [Alan Wheatley], The Adventures of Robin Hood (1955-1959)
“The Sherriff of Nottingham” [Peter Cushing], The Sword of Sherwood Forest (1960)
“The Sherriff of Nottingham” [Alan Rickman], Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)
“The Sherriff of Rottingham” [Roger Rees], Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993)
Sid [Luke Youngblood], Galavant (2015-2016)
Sihtric Kjartansson [Arnas Fedaravicius], The Last Kingdom (2015-2022)
Simon Aumar [Justice Smith], Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023)
Steapa [Adrian Bouchet], The Last Kingdom (2015-2022)
Syrio Forel [Miltos Yerolemou], Game of Thrones (2011-2019)
“Taunting French Guard” [John Cleese], Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
Theoden, Son of Thengel [Bernard Hill], The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (2001-2003)
Thierry de Janville [Jean-Claude Drouot], Thierry la Fronde (1963-1966)
Thomas Becket [Richard Burton], Becket (1964)
Thomas Cromwell [Mark Rylance], Wolf Hall (2015-2024)
Sir Thomas Gray [Nigel Terry], Covington Cross (1992)
Thorin Oakenshield [Richard Armitage], The Hobbit Trilogy (2012-2014)
Thranduil, The Elvenking [Lee Pace], The Hobbit Trilogy (2012-2014)
Thraxus Boorman [Amar Chadha-Patel], Willow (2022)
Tom Builder [Rufus Sewell], The Pillars of the Earth (2010)
Tormund Giantsbane [Kristofer Hivju], Game of Thrones (2011-2019)
Sir Tristan [Kingsley Ben-Adir], King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017)
Trumpkin [Peter Dinklage], The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008)
Mr. Tumnus [James McAvoy], The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005)
Turgut Alp [Cengiz Coşkun], Diriliş: Ertuğrul (2014-2019)
Tyrion Lannister [Peter Dinklage], Game of Thrones (2011-2019)
Lord Tywin Lannister [Charles Dance], Game of Thrones (2011-2019)
Ubbe [Jordan Patrick Smith], Vikings (2013-2020)
Uglúk [Nathaniel Lees], The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (2001-2003)
Uhtred of Bebbanburgh [Alexander Dreymon], The Last Kingdom (2015-2022)
Ulrich von Jungingen [Stanislaw Jasiukiewicz], Knights of the Teutonic Order (1960)
“Unnamed Elf Escort” [Bret McKenzie], The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (2001-2003)
Uther Pendragon [Gabriel Byrne], Excalibur (1981)
Uther Pendragon [Anthony Stewart Head], BBC’s Merlin (2008-2012)
Vaisey, Sheriff of Nottingham [Keith Allen], BBC’s Robin Hood (2006-2009)
Vlad III Dracula [Luke Evans], Dracula Untold (2014)
King Vortigen [Jude Law], King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017)
Wat [Alan Tudyk], A Knight’s Tale (2001)
Wen Kexing [Gong Jun], Word of Honor (2021)
Westley [Cary Elwes], The Princess Bride (1987)
Wil Ohmsford [Austin Butler], The Shannara Chronicles (2016)
William Wallace [Mel Gibson], Braveheart (1995)
Will Scarlet O’Hara [Matthew Porretta], Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993)
Will Scarlett [Patrick Knowles], The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
Will Scarlett [Christian Slater], Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)
Will Scarlett [Harry Lloyd], BBC’s Robin Hood, (2006-2009)
William Thatcher [Heath Ledger], A Knight’s Tale (2001)
Willow Ufgood [Warwick Davis], Willow (2022)
Xenk Yendar [Regé-Jean Page], Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023)
Zbyszko z Bogdanca [Mieczyslaw Kalenik], Knights of the Teutonic Order (1960)
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